Tom Petty’s Mudcrutch vs. Hall & Oates
By Victor - Friday April 04th 2008
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| Tom Petty’s Mudcrutch | Hall & Oates | |
| East Coast City of Origin | Gainesville, FL | Philadelphia, PA |
| Year Formed | 1971 | 1972 |
| Debut album | Mudcrutch, 2008 | Whole Oats, 1972 |
| Median band member age | 56 | 60 |
| Upcoming Troubadour Appearance |
Mudcrutch @ Troubadour Fri 4/25 Mudcrutch @ Troubadour Sat 4/26 Mudcrutch @ Troubadour Mon 4/28 Mudcrutch @ Troubadour Tue 4/29 Mudcrutch @ Troubadour Fri 5/2 Mudcrutch @ Troubadour Thu 5/1 |
Hall & Oates @ Troubadour Fri 5/23 Hall & Oates @ Troubadour Thu 5/22 |
| Ticket price | $59.50 | $200.00 |
| Year of Last Troubadour Appearance | October 1978 (T.P. w/ The Knack) | 1973 (details unknown) |
| Number of Grammy Nomintaitons | 18 | 2 |
| Number of Grammy Awards | 0 | 0 |
| Number of Platinum Records | 8 | 7 |
| Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame? | Yes–w/ Heartbreakers, 2002 | No–online petition |
| Song Sampled by De La Soul | “Free Fallin’” on “Fallin’” w/ Teenage Fanclub, Judgement Day soundtrack |
“I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)” on “Say No Go”, 3 Feet High and Rising |
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…But Darryl Hall was cuter than Tom Petty in his day.
Being the son of a Gainesville native and having made many a visit to the city and its surroundings as a lad, I can state with some certainty that calling it “East Coast” is a pretty dubious misnomer. It may apply in the broadest geographic sense–note, though, that Gainesville is well inland from both of Florida’s coasts and actually has hills–but culturally it is the southernmost bulwark of the Deepest South.
Or, as Baltimore native Cex memorably put it, “Florida (Is Shaped Like a Big Droopy Dick for a Reason).”